God Grants Sovereignty

The Book of Daniel presents insights into the future with an emphasis on the rise and fall of empires that will impact Israel. This includes coming times of “ tribulation ” when the people of God endure persecution and even martyrdom at the hands of despotic pagan kings. But before doing so, it declared that the downfall of the Kingdom of Judah was according to the will of Yahweh. It was the God of Israel who “gave” the Babylonian king sovereignty over the Jewish nation.